At least five persons were killed in Bangladesh today in post-poll clashes amidst a police crackdown against senior members of the opposition party for instigating violence that has resulted in 31 deaths, making it the bloodiest vote in the country's...

Bangladesh police fired water cannons and shotguns at opposition protesters in the capital on Sunday, killing one person, at the start of a banned mass march aimed at thwarting next month's general election.

At least five people were killed in nationwide clashes and trains were attacked as Bangladesh's opposition today began a strike to demand the prime minister quit and make way for polls under a caretaker government.

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters today, as violence erupted across the country ahead of the verdict on a top Islamist for allegedly masterminding atrocities during the 1971 liberation war.

Activists from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party clashed with security forces for a fifth day on Monday during a nationwide strike called to denounce war crimes trials, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, police and media reports ...

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday expressed confidence that Bangladesh's democratic traditions would grow stronger with time and the people would preserve democracy with their "constant vigil" - as a strike called by an Islamist party entered the ...

Bangladesh continues to be on the boil over the death sentence given to a top Islamist opposition leader for his role in atrocities, including rape and killings, during the country's 1971 freedom war. Twenty four people have died overnight in clashes...

President Pranab Mukherjee today began his three-day state visit of Bangladesh amid continuing clashes sparked by the death sentence given to a top Islamist opposition leader for his role in atrocities, including rape and killings, during the country...